Greenwich puts the G in GMT
I have a soft spot for the so-called “GMT”, a complication on a wristwatch that enables you to track two different time zones at a glance, through the addition of a fourth hand tracking a 24-hour rotation marked on the bezel.
For some people the GMT feature is a… Continue reading
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I can’t fault Venvstas’s persistence. After I heavily criticised the first Magna piston, this fiery Italian brand took my comments on the chin and came back stronger with the Magna CC, which I really liked: it had much better fit and finish, and the use of the converter both improved serviceability and filling, and fixed… Continue reading
Ticking all the boxes
I’ll say this right off the bat: I’ve discovered that I’ve become pretty fond of Aurora.
In my time I’ve owned a grey flex Optima, a Duocart, a Talentum Black Ops, an 88 Black Mamba, a Pacifico, an 88 Minerali Amethyst, and my favourite of all, an 88 Nettuno.
My experiences… Continue reading
UPDATE: The Scholar is live on the Onoto website to order.
I’ve been singing the praises of the Onoto Magna for at least three or four years now (Flanders, Shakespeare, Sequoyah, Mammoth…), and still I find that people don’t see the value proposition until they’ve held one. A plastic converter filler with steel nib for… Continue reading
Culling the grails
My last state of the collection post was in December, and this is what my main tray looked like then.
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From that tray I’ve sold the Nakaya 17mm, Namiki Urushi 20, Radius, ASC arco, Graf Classic and Aurora 88. Six of 18.
Some really really good pens there! Honestly I probably… Continue reading
I dunno about you, but my Facebook feed is absolutely swamped with people pouring epoxy resin on to pieces of wood. Often it’s a coffee table.
But you can also get phone cases and myrid other objects, large and small, made using this technique.
While this ‘hybrid’ effect is on the verge of being overdone,… Continue reading
The TL;DR of this review: if you’re in the market for a robust and comfortable pocket pen, Gravitas offers an excellent option. But there are a few things you should be aware of.
Let’s unpack it a little.
The Gravitas Pocket Pen has very obvious shared DNA with the rest of the Gravitas range. Conical… Continue reading
There’s really very little I can think of to criticise about the Gravitas Pens Entry. As I said in this video, comparing several pens from the Gravitas range, these are mature and well thought-out designs that are basically flawless in execution.
With that TL;DR out of the way, let’s talk about this model in a… Continue reading
As well as buying several pocket 6 pens over the years, I’ve somehow accrued two of Schon Dsgn’s full size pens, and they have both ended up becoming real personal favourites in short order.
(A note on naming: when Ian first launched this pen model in Ultem, and later PEEK, they carried the name of… Continue reading
You know, my last pen purchase cost four figures. You could literally buy 300 Platinum Preppys for the price of that one pen. And there are several very good arguments for why that would be the right thing to do. For as much as I love the TWSBI Eco as an incredible example of value… Continue reading